Background
Tandon, Rakesh Kumar was born on April 1, 1941 in Allahabad, India. Son of Sant Prasad and Rani (Seth) Tandon.
Tandon, Rakesh Kumar was born on April 1, 1941 in Allahabad, India. Son of Sant Prasad and Rani (Seth) Tandon.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, K.G. Medical College, Lucknow, India, 1963. Doctor of Medicine, K.G. Medical College, Lucknow, India, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Gastroenterology, All India Institute Medical Science, New Delhi, 1980.
Intern, K.G. Medical College, Lucknow, India, 1963-1964; resident in medicine, K.G. Medical College, Lucknow, India, 1964-1966; senior resident in medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, 1966-1968; clinical fellow in gastroenterology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, 1968-1969; fellow in gasteroenterology, Albany (New York) Medical Center Hospital, 1969-1971; from assistant professor to associate professor gastroenterology, All India Institute Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1972-1992; professor, head department gastroenterology, All India Institute Medical Sciences, New Delhi, since 1992. Fellow Humboldt (Germany) Foundation, 1981-1982, Royal College England, London, 1993. Visiting scientist Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1990-1991.
Member medical team in Argentina Rotary International, 1992. Fellow Academy Medical Sciences. Member American Gastroenterology Association.
Married Manjula Sahgal, May 22, 1966. Children: Manish, Richa.